Man Blue Lock went from being a Battle Royale disguised as a Soccer anime to a Mind Game disguised as a Soccer anime. The amount of monologues is killing me
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Isagi: "Oh shyt Rin got me I am fukked"
Rin: **Stares Intensely**
Isagi: "You fell my trap and I have you exactly where I wnat"
Even if the animation has took a hit (the CGI used recently is just weird) the direction is phenomenal. But man it makes everything so much more dramatic.
Only thing I gotta criticize is the constant use of I knew you were going to do that by Isagi and Rin. It is hard to take that seriously and comes across as more comedic. Tho maybe that's not the worse thing.
Also NieR Automata is really shaping up to the first great video game adaptation from recent memory. (Cyberpunk was great too tho it was more so a new story with the game's universe).
Managing to tie in some popular side quests from the game with the main story conflict is great. Last episode Lily flashback was amazing as well. It actually has found a great balance in pleasing both those who played the games and those new to imo. Still need to see more to say if its on the BSD, Vinland and Danmachi level.
But as far as new seaonals it is the best that this season has to offer alongside Tomo-chan and Magical Revolution.